Year 3 sound learning
This week, our mini topic has been hearing. We’ve been studying how sound is made and how we are able to hear it.
We put some oats onto a drum to help us observe the vibrations creating the sound. We also walked around school looking for sources of sound and identifying what might be vibrating.
Here are some quotes we wrote this morning about sound:
“This week, we have been learning that sound can travel through air (gas), water (liquid) and walls (solids).”
“We were also listening to some interesting sounds outside and around school.”
“When you speak, your vocal chords vibrate and these vibrations vibrate the air around them. This allows them to travel through the air to people’s ears.”
“If you hit a drum lightly the vibrations will be smaller and if you hit a drum harder the vibrations will be bigger. The bigger the vibration the louder the sound.”
Brownlee Foundation triathlon
Well done to some of our Year 3 and 4 pupils who were part of 950 children competing in the Brownlee Foundation triathlon at John Smeaton Leisure Centre. This event has been hosted in preparation for the World Triathlon Series held in Leeds this weekend. These children can be inspired to know that all three of the 2016 Mens Tri Olympic Team not only train in Leeds, but were born here too.
- ‘I really liked the triathlon because it makes you fit and it was really fun.’
- ‘I was really nervous at the start but I loved it. It was challenging.’
- ‘I really enjoyed it and I would like to do it again.’
- ‘It was great fun because it gave you chance to practise different sports.’
- ‘I loved it because of the excitement of it.’
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Rocket seeds
Our rocket seed experiment came to an end on the last Friday before half-term when we completed our final measurement. We’ve now submitted the results to the Principia mission and they’ll add what we found to the results of all the other schools taking place.
Having looked at the information we’ve gathered, which do you think are the seeds from space?
When all of the data has been collated, the agency will be in touch with us to let us know what they found out and finally tell us which seeds are which!
Euro 2016 themed menu
To celebrate UEFA’s European Football Championship 2016, Catering Agency will be running a special themed menu on Tuesday 21 June. Please contact the office if your child would like a school dinner on this day.
Meanwood Park Orienteering
Remember these?
They are now part of a fun orienteering course in Meanwood Park. There are ten owls to find and each has a letter to create a two word anagram.
Class Novel
Today, we have started reading out new class novel. It will come in really handy when we start writing our spooky stories in English next week!
Ffangs the Vampire Bat and the Kiss of Truth
Ffangs lives with the other vampires on Vampire Island, but he is different from the rest – he can’t stand the sight of blood!
When he arrives in London, everyone is too frightened to listen when he explains that he only wants to be human. And soon he finds himself alone in Buckingham Palace to face Thomas the Vampire Hunter . . .
Money Matters round up
This week we’ve had our whole school themed week, Money Matters. There has been some great learning about how to spend, save, donate and get money.
‘It’s been fun and interesting to learn things we didn’t know about money.’
Some highlights include:
- All classes visiting Barclays Bank. Thank you to Steve Fergusson, the branch manager, and all his staff for supporting this.
- Moneysense workshops with KS1 and KS2 classes. Thank you to all volunteers from RBS and NatWest who supported these sessions.
- Hearing about how our new school charities, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Leeds Mind, use donations and also how one of our old school charities, St Gemma’s Hospice, have used our donations.
- Donating money to our charities through our Hotshots sponsored event. Please ensure sponsorship money is sent to school.
- Donating loads of pennies to our charities too.
- Seeing children starting to use their School Saving Club accounts – taking responsibility for managing their money.
- And finally, to our parents and a governor who were able to spare time to come and talk to the children about their money-related jobs.
Watch out for the first homework after the half term where children can show what they have learnt during the week.
To find out more about how to support your child/children with financial education, here are a number of suggested websites.
- Pfeg Learning about money with your children guide
- Pfeg My Money Primary Parents’ Guide
- Money Advice Service
- Moneysense
- Fun to Save
- Values Money and Me
- Nationwide Education
- Money Saving Expert Child Savings
The Jangle app contains interactive activities allowing parents and carers and their children to gain financial experience and to learn about money together in an active and varied way. They are focused on meaningful and relevant financial topics and are linked to the day to day real life experiences of children and their families – designed for children aged 7 – 11.
goHenry is a Pre-paid Card and App with unique parental controls, for young people aged 8 to 18.
Money old and new
During Money Matters week, many children were keen to show off their money collections and talk about where and when they were from. Thank you for sharing these with us.
Penny trail
It’s been great to see the generosity and enthusiasm of the children during Money Matters week to try and fill their class collecting tubes. They were filling up by the end of the week. The total amount raised for Leeds Mind and Yorkshire Air Ambulance will be revealed soon. Thank you for your donations.
Getting active
This week, a group of Key Stage 2 children took part in a physical activity participation event at John Charles Stadium as part of our partnership with Active Schools. They enjoyed activities including cheer leading, tri-golf and Tagtiv8.
- ‘I liked cheer leading and I would like to do it again.’
- ‘I liked everything because it was fun and active.’
- ‘I really enjoyed doing the sports, especially the golf.’
- ‘I liked it because there were sports I haven’t played.’
